The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged the widespread use of screening tests for early, precise disease diagnosis. Tests using nasopharyngeal swabs are among the most frequently used. We describe the case of a 58-year-old woman who experienced meningitis after a cerebrospinal fluid leak from a bone defect in the sphenoid sinus occurred immediately after a pre-procedural COVID screening test...
Anatomical landmarks are mostly used in the catheter ablation of the sluggish route in individuals with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). We investigated whether the mapping of slow route potentials for AVNRT ablation might be facilitated by a novel ablation catheter fitted with mini-electrodes. Patients who were referred to our centre for AVNRT were prospectively included. An irrigated catheter with 3 insulated mini-electrodes on the distal tip was used for mapping and ablation...
Although sarcopenic obesity is becoming more common in young people, its effects on health are still unknown. Therefore, using information from the German Children's Health InterventionaL Trial (CHILT III) programme, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia and its relationships to cardiometabolic risk factors, muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic risk variables. Bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to evaluate muscle and fat mass in addition to anthropometric measurements and blood pressure. Muscle-to-fat ratio was used to categorise sarcopenia...